Lead iOS Developer
Location: US, DC, Washington
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Meet cove, a network of neighborhood productive spaces with a community defining how to be productive together. We are a DC-based startup that launched in September 2013. Members of the cove community come from different backgrounds and work environments. We know all too well about trying to work at the kitchen table, getting lost in a row of cubicles, or fighting to find an outlet in the coffee shop. We created cove with a simple objective: building places you want to be. We've got all the basics covered—fast wifi, color printers, spiffy conference rooms, free coffee. So ditch the coffee shop, boring cubicle, and lonely living room, and come be productive at cove! We have five locations: Dupont, 14th St (Logan Circle), Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights and Old Town, VA.

Job description:
cove, an experience-based startup, is looking for a lead iOS developer to join us full time!Meet cove, a network of neighborhood productive spaces with a community defining how to be productive together. We are a DC-based startup that launched nine months ago. Members of the cove community come from different backgrounds and work environments. We know all too well about trying to work at the kitchen table, getting lost in a row of cubicles, or fighting to find an outlet in the coffee shop. We created cove with a simple objective: building places you want to be. We've got all the basics covered—fast wifi, color printers, spiffy conference rooms, free coffee. So ditch the coffee shop, boring cubicle, and lonely living room, and come be productive at cove! We have three locations: Dupont, Logan Circle, and Capitol Hill. We need your help to bring productive spaces to more neighborhoods in DC! Strong preference for a candidate living in DC or Boston, but must be willing to travel to DC.Primary Responsibilities:taking the lead on the development of a cove iOS app, as we expand to more locations and grow our communitydesigning interfaces for members to manage their cove experiencecontributing to the design of cove’s social experience, where members will be able to connect with each other onlinetaking feedback from members and cove teammates for continuous upgradesworking with the tech team to ensure all of cove’s technology is user-friendly, consistent, and in line with cove’s brandDescription:Want to see your technology in action, used by real people in real places? Then cove needs your support! The lead iOS developer will join a driven and exciting team of a quickly expanding, awesome startup. The member experience at cove is driven by technology: a web-and-mobile system that keeps everything running smoothly.You will be working alongside a growing tech team to ensure all of cove’s technology works together and is on brand.The primary responsibility of this position is to lead the development of a brand new cove iOS application, so we can make the member experience as seamless as possible. Currently, a mobile website exists to enable the member experience. We are moving to a native iOS app to make this experience as natural as possible for our members, enabling more fluid interactions between the technology and each cove location. As part of the tech team, you will own the iOS experience at cove, making it the point of interaction for cove members as we rapidly grow across DC. You will have control over the direction of this product, with oversight from cove’s head of technology, and you will build new features that will make cove fit seamlessly into our members’ day-to-day lives. It is imperative that you are able to take direct user feedback and continuously adjust and upgrade.This is a full time position. Be ready to take on a lot of responsibility in a short amount of time. We are looking for someone who is ready to work as hard and efficiently as we do.

Requirements:
Desired Skills and ExpertiseBachelor's degree in Computer Science is preferred, with 2+ years of software development experience and at least 1 year of iOS app development experience. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of the latest iOS design trends and be prepared to completely own a project and regularly iterate.Design and user experience skills a plus.Familiarity with Parse is a huge plus.Proven ability to build, launch, and iterate on apps, responding to customer and deployment issues under pressure. You have to be ready for anything, be excited, and bring a positive outlook to the cove table.To apply, please submit cover letter, resume, and portfolio of your work. No emails or phone calls, please.Deadline to apply is July 27, 2014.

Benefits:
This is a salaried position with health insurance and other benefits (such as a Capital Bikeshare membership!).